Today marks the beginning of Terra Madre, an international initiative of the Slow Food movement, a season of celebration of the earth, the foods, the practices, and the soil of our places on the planet.  

As we come to the end of the season of Creation liturgically, I encourage you to continue to give thanks for Terra Madre and all that comes from and returns to her.  

In the coming season may our offering from LeaderShift be a taste of faith and relationship that brings you close to Spirit as Spirit comes close to you.   

 Happy and blessed Thanksgiving

Psalm for Terra Madre 

Taste and see that God is good. 
Ps 34:8 

My small knife slips  
between  
the green yellow skin  
and the firm white flesh  
of the winter pear, the Anjou - 

Everything comes back to You - 
all lettuce spinach kale potato  
all apple pear plum and cherry 
every almond walnut onion 
each tomato. basil leaf and  
garlic clove. 
everything of You. 

Cool sweet juice drips to the counter - O, 
Does your mouth swim in anticipation?. 

cilantro. peach. 
avocado, mango, wild  
spring  
Salmon, and the virgin 
olive oil 
and Salt. and  
Water. Everything begins in You. 

Would we hurt You less 

if we tasted more? 

 What if you, too, 

still  

would slowly taste? And see. 

Allison Rennie Oct 8, 2020